Check-rower stake.



D. N. LUSE.

CHECK ROWER STAKE.

APPLICATION FILED 1111.31, 1914.

Patented Oct. 1'3, 1914.

1HE MORRIS PETERS C0.. PHOTO LITHH WASHINGTON, D l1 DAVID NEWMYRE Lusn, orV nocKwnLL CITY, IOWA.

CHECK-Bovina sTnKE.

I. i Specication oiLetters Patent.

ratentedoet. 13, 1914.]

Application filed January 31, 1914.` Serial No. 815,749.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, DAVID N. LUsn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident'of Rockwell City, in the county of Calhoun and State ofIowa, have invented a new and useful improvement in Check-Rover Stakes,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in checkrower stakes, and has for its object to'vprovide a stake ofl the character speciied,`for supporting the end of a check wire, `and whereinmeans is provided for engagement by the checkwire, and other meansfor sup` porting the said engaging means formovement laterally with respect to the wire. 5

1n the drawings :-`-Figure 1 is a side view of the improved stake, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3 is a section onthe line -3-`3 of Fig. 1, Fig,` e isvan enlarged detail of one end of the stake, with parts in section, and Fig` 5 is a side view oi` the hook.`

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a rod 1 provided at each end with a head 2, which Jforms a stop at each end of the rod, and each head isprovided with parallel laterally spaced ears 'orbearing lugs 4. A stake 5 is connected with each end of the rod, each of the stakes `being of the cross section shown in Fig. 3 and having its lower end pointed as indicated at 6. The upper end of each stake is provided with a bearing lug 7 which is received between the lugs lf on the adjacent head of the rod, and a pivot pin or rivet 8 is passed through registering openings in the lugs to pivotally connect the stakes with the rod. A plate 9is connected with each stake, each plate having a central bearing 10 for engaging the stake, and the plate is secured to the stake by means of a cross pin 11. Each of thefplates 9 extends on opposite sides of the stake and the said plates are adapted for engagement by the foot or feet of the operator to force the stakes into the ground. A sliding mem ber is connected with the rod, being in the form of a stirrup comprising a bodyl). and arms 13. The arms 13 of thestirrup embrace the rod, extending on opposite faces thereof, and a pulley or wheel 14 -is journaled between the `arms of the stirrup on the opposite side of the rod from the body. The wheel 1li, is annularly groovedto lit the rod as shown, and is mounted upon a journal pin 15, which passes through the wheel and through openings in the arms of the stirrup, and the ends of the pin are headed as shown at16. The body of the stirrup is provided with a perforatedv swivel lug 17, for engagement by an eye on the body 18 of the yoke, whoseI arms 19are hooks for engagement by a check knot at the end of the cheek wire 21. "The head 2 of each end of the rod 1 is connected to the rod by means of a tenon 22, which enters the bore of therod, the rod being preferably tubular, as shown." `The head is secured to the rod by `means of -a rivetor the like,

and the ends ofy the rivet are countersunk lushwith the peripheral surface of the rod. Asus known, check wires-.are used to operatetrip'niechanism `on planters, as for instance-,1 corn planters, the wire `having knots `or enlargements `at regular intervals for 0p` erati'ngtheltrip mechanism. In order that the ,f gfrainbe dropped at regular intervals gotha uw plants are in proper transverse tensioned.

`In use,the `one stake is iirst forced into the ground by placing the foot on the plate 9. This plate acts as a stop for engagement byl the foot and as a `brace for similar engagement to `prevent lateral movement of the stake during the tightening of the check wire.` The pipe or rod 1, during the placing of the first stake is in vertical position, be-

maybe held taut during the placing of the first stake, by means ofthe pipe or rod. The hinge joint between the pipe or rod and the stakes is so arranged that the pipe or rod cannot swing forwardly but must swing laterally, and the head 2 is of suiicient size to prevent the` stirrup or pulley from pass# ing over the stake. p The first stake as shown at the left vof Fig. 1, is inserted to a depth such that the plate 9 engages the surface of the ground. The second stake at the right of the said gure is not set so deep, the arrangement being such that the rod or pipe extends kupwardly toward the said second stake, andthe said second stake is just deep enough to provide uniform tension of the check Wire as the planter returns. l

-,alinement, the lcheck wire must be evenly It willbe noticed from an inspectionof Fig. 2 that dotted lines are provided, show- 'ing the planted rows. The iirst two dotted lines at the left of the figure represent the first two rows made by the planter 'as it leaves the rod or pipe, and the check wire 21 adjacent to the said rrow is in practice about eight inches from the row and to the left thereof, when the iield is to the right-as shown inFig. 2. A planter works either to left or right. The dotted line to the right of the pipe or rod represents the inner row made by the` planter as it returns, and the pulley lsupporting the check wire at the left of Fig. -2 will move toward the right of f the said'iigure as the `planter returns, the

pulley running on the extreme right end.

` npractice, the pipe or rod l is about siX feet in length or lnearly twice the width of the planter. rlhe pulley is swiveled tothe yoke l8as shown. Afterthe planter has travpipe or rod tothe eled across'thefield, the holder at that end of the field is reset, the resettingpbeing done after the planter has been turned for the return. When the planter reaches its startingv point, the holder at that end is reset.

rEhus it' will be seenl that' whenever they plantervvreaches the end of the wire, the

holder at. that end is reset, and thisv takes place at the completion of every row. It will be understood that the planter plants two rows at each trip.

n the` ordinary'inanner of setting the check wires, the stake holding the end from which the planter starts, is set at about the 1. A device of the character specified, comprising a rod provided at each end with a head and having an annular shoulder or stop between each head and the pipe or rod, each head having spaced bearing lugs extending longitudinally of the rod, a stake foreach end of the rod, each stake having one end pointed and having at the other end a bearing lug fitting between the adj acent lugs of the rod, a pivotal connection between the lugs at each end of the rod, a foot plate for each stake, each foot plate having a bearing through which the stake is passed, a pin rigidly connecting each late to the stake, a stirrup on the rod, the ody of the stirrup having a perforated lug, a roller journaled between the arms of the stirrup on the opposite side of the rod from the lug, and a yoke for connection with the stirrup, the yoke comprising a body having a hook for engaging the adjacent lug and arms each having a hook for engagement by the check wire.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a rod provided at each end with a head and with a pair of longitudinally extendinglaterally spaced bearing lugs on the outer side of each head, a stake at each end of the rod, each stake having a lug received between the adjacent pair of lugs and pivoted thereto, a foot plate arranged transversely of each stake near the upper end thereof, a stirrup in connection with the rod. and adapted for detachable connection with one end of a check wire, the stirrup comprising a body and arms extending on opposite sides of the rod, and a roller shaped to {it the rod journaled between the arins on the opposite side of the rod from the body.

DAVID NEWMYRE LUSE.

Witnesses F. P. HUFF, W. A. SANDBURY.

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